Born: 21 October 1790 · Died: 28 February 1869 · Age at death: 78
How old was Alphonse de Lamartine when he died?
Alphonse de Lamartine died aged 78. He was born on 21 October 1790 and died on 28 February 1869.
French Romantic poet of Poetic Meditations who briefly led France's provisional government in the 1848 revolution
Did you know?He is often credited with helping to keep the tricolour as the national flag of France during the mid-nineteenth century.
Quick facts
Date of birth21 October 1790
Date of death28 February 1869
Age at death78
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceMâcon, France
Occupationpolitician, poet, diplomat
Editor's Take:
Alphonse de Lamartine was a Romantic poet who briefly ran France. His Poetic Meditations of 1820 caused a sensation with their personal, melancholy tone. Poems such as The Lake mourned lost love and passing time. He moved into politics as a liberal and a fine speaker. In the revolution of February 1848, he became foreign minister and effectively led the new provisional government. He refused to adopt the red flag and kept the tricolour. He lost heavily in that year's presidential election and spent his later years in debt.
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (French:; 21 October 1790 – 28 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the Republican Left and Social Catholicism.
Alphonse de Lamartine's birthday is October 21. He was born on October 21, 1790 in Mâcon, France.
How old was Alphonse de Lamartine when he died?
Alphonse de Lamartine died on February 28, 1869, aged 78.
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